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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily 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 several subjects that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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