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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

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