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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning have empowered humans all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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