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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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