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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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