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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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