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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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