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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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