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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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