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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Jordan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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