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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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