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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online education are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students 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 several issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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