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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are ordinarily 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 many topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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