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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free 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 issues that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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