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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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