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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

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