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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

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