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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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