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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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