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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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