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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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