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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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