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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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