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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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