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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners 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 e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

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