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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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