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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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