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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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