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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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