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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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