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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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