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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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