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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online education make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

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