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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

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