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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 many issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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