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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly 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 distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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