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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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