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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

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