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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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