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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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