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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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