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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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