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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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