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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently 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 elearning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

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