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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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