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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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