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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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