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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Iraq to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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