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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive 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 quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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