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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

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