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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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