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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in elearning are empowering students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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