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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

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