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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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