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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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