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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in digital education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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