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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

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