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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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