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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning are enabling humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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