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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like San Marino to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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