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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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