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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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