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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning are enabling students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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