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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high attrition?

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