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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are 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 many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bolivia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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