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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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