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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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