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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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