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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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