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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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