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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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