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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic education technology enable humans all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically 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 online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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