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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free 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 a variety of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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