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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online education make it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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