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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Jordan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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