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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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