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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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