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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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