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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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