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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally 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 variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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