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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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