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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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