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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are considering now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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