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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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