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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

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