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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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