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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning have enabled humans all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

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