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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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