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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners 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 topics that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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