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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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