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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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