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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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