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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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