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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology have empowered students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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