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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

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