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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online learning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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