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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online education technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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