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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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