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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always 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 a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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