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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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