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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for students 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 numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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