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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are free for students 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 a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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