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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Philippines to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

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