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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology enable learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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