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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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