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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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