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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

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