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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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