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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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