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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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