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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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