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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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