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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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