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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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