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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally 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 a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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