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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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