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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

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