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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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