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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

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