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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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