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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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