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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in online education technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free 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 a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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