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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning make it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are considering today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

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