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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

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