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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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