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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning enable people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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