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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly 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 subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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