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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

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