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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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