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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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