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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in elearning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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