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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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