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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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