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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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