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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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