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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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