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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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