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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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