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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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