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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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