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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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