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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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