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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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