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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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