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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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