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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are considering now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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