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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners 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 a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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