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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently 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. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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