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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in electronic educational technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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