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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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