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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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