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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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