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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic education technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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