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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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