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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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