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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free 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 many issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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