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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students 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 a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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