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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

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