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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for students 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 issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

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