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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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