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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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