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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in elearning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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