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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

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