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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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