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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

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