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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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