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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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