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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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