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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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