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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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