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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

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