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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

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