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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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