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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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