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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology are enabling students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually 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 many topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

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