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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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