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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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