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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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