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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

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