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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for learners 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 topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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