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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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