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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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