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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning have enabled humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

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