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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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