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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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