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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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