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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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