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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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