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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology are enabling learners all over the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure 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 original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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