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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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