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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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