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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

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