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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education enable students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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