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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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