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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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