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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take courses 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. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cameroon to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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