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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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