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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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