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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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