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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning enable learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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