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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Maldives to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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