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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

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