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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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