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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning enable people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not 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 attend to today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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