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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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