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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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