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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning are enabling learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Palau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

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