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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning enable people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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