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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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