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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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