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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these MOOCs? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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