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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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