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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners 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 numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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