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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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