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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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