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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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