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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for students 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 numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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