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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning are enabling students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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