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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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