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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online 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 quite a few issues that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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