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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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