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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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