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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

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