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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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