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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always 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 subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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