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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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