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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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