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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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