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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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