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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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