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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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