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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

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