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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free 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 a variety of issues that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? How can we manage low motivation and high attrition?

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