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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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