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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning enable students all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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