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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free 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 quite a few topics that online education institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

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