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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology enable humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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