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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

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