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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning enable humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always 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 education institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high attrition?

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