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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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