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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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