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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

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