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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning are empowering learners all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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