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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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