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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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