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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are normally 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 a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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