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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students 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 online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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