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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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