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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students make sure 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 massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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