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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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