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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning enable people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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