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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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