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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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