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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

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