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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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