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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free 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 quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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