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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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