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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always 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 several issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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