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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

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