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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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