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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Jersey to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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