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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

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