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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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