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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are considering today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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