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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Maldives to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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