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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning enable people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

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