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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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