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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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