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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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