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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for students 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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