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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners 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 several topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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