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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free 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 several issues that blended learning institutions are considering now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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