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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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