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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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