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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are considering today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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