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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning are enabling students all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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