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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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