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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are mostly 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 numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

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