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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Djibouti to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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