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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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