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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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