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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

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