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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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