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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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