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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners 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 issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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