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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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