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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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