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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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