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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Aruba to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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