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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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