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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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