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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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