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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

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