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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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