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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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