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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Slovenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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