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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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