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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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