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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning have empowered students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically 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 quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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