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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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