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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

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