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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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