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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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