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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning enable people all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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