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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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