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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online education have enabled students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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