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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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