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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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