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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free 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 blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

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