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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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