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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily 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 quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Martinique to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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