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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning make it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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