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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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