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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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