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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning make it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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