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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

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