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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

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