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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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