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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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