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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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