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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always 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 have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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