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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually 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 many issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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