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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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