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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Argentina to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

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