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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning are empowering students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Tajikistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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