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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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