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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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