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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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