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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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