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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology have empowered humans all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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