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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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