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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. 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 numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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