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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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