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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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