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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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