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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally 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 several issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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