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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically 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 numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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