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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online education are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always 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 learning technology organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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