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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

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