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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in electronic education technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are generally free 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 variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

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