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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology enable learners all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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