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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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