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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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