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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning make it possible for students all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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