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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic educational technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for learners 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 lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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