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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

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