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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

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