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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

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