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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOCs are free for students 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 quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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