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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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