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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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