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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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