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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners 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 topics that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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