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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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