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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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