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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

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