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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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