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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology enable humans all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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