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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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