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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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