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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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