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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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