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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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