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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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