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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning enable people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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