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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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