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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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