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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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