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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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