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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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