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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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