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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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