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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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