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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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