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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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