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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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