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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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