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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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