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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning technology are empowering students all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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