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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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