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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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