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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions must deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

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