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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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