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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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