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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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