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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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