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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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