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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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