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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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