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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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