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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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