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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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