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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high attrition?

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