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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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