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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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