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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for students 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 many subjects that online learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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