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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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