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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning have enabled students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

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