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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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