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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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