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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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