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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

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