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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Indonesia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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