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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in digital education technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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