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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always 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 topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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