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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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