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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Dominica to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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