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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guyana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high attrition?

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