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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning are empowering people all over the world to take part in online courses. 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. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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