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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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