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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes 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 quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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