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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

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