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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally 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 several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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