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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

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