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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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