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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

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