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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are commonly 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 subjects that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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