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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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