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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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