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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly 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 a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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