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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always 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 a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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