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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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