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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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