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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

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