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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

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