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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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