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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

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