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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online education are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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