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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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