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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not 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 a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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