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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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