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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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