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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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