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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Martinique to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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