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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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