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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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