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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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