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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in digital education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mayotte to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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