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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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