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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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