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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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