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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily 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 a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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