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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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