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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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