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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning have enabled humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC 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 numerous topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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