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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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