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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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