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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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