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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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