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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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