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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic educational technology enable people all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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