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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always 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 issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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