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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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