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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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