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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

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