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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Malaysia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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