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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

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