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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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