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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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