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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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