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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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