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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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