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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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