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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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