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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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