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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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