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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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