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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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