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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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