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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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