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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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