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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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