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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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