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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guadeloupe to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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