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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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