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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not 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 numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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