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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always 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 elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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