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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are ordinarily 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 many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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