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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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