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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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