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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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