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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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