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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology enable humans all over the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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