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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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