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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners 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 several issues that online education organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bulgaria to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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