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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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