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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Abkhazia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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