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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

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