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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Norfolk Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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