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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Croatia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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