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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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