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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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