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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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