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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always 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 learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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