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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

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