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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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