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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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