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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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