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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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