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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly 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 many subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Elidaemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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