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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

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