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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Slovakia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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