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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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