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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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