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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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