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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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