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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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