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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning enable people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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