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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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