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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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