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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily 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 numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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