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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are 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 many issues that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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